Entries are now accepted for the San Diego Press Club 51st Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards
You may enter your best work produced from July 2023 through June 2024 for recognition until the NEW final deadline of Friday, August 16 at 9 p.m.
Need help? Your contest support team is hosting Zoom Office Hours on Friday, Aug. 16. Find the link in the latest Foghorn newsletter!
Use this checklist to get organized:
1. Be sure your membership is current so that you qualify for the member rate. Click here and our upgraded membership portal will guide you through the process.
2024 Dues:
• Active Media $60.00
• Public Relations $150.00
• Retired $40.00
• Student $20.00
2. Visit/read the 2024 Instructions and Categories before you go online to enter. This will make you life –and making deadline! — much easier. Use the link in that document to get to the Better BNC site to make your entries after you have read the instructions.
3. Collect the url and/or .pdf versions of your entries in a document or folder on your computer. This will ensure you don’t forget something or enter the same thing twice (it happens)!
Entry deadline is 9 p.m. on Friday, August 16, 2024.
WHAT’S NEW THIS YEAR?
There are quite a few changes and enhancements for this year so please be sure to familiarize yourself with them before you go online to enter. All the changes for this year are highlighted in yellow in the 2024 Instructions and Categories.
WILDCARD CATEGORY for 2024: Artificial Intelligence
Entrants in this category may submit up to five examples of their journalistic work on the topic. Coverage may focus on San Diego County or on the general topic at the state, national, or global level. Winners will be judged on the completeness of their stories, the detail about individual cases and, where appropriate, results of their reporting in terms of company or official reaction and follow-up.
This category will be judged by a blue ribbon panel. The entry fee for this category is $50.
PAYMENT PORTAL UPGRADE: Our membership and payment systems now talk to each other, and we couldn’t be happier! Once you complete your submissions, please note the entry amount on the Better BNC website. Click on the “pay here” link to visit our new payment portal. Members may log in to confirm their membership is current and have our system auto-populate the fields on the payment form. You can also join at this time.
Whether you’re a longtime member or joining/renewing that day, don’t forget to deduct your $15/entry discount when completing your payment!
Have fun and please do not hesitate to contact your contest support team. Cody from BetterBNC, as well as SDPC’s Nicole Vargas and Sarah Austin are available to help. Visit 2024 Instructions and Categories for contact information.
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